The super company of plane trading

Chapter 323 Vertical Farming
The time soon came to the end of 2016. At this time, Star Group made a summary of the achievements in 2016 as usual.

In the results announced by the Star Group, in 2016, the Star Group achieved a total sales revenue of 11 trillion US dollars. This revenue has far exceeded the GDP of China, which was originally ranked second in the world, and has become a real world leader. No.5000.The GDP of China has dropped to the third place in the world, which makes some face-saving Chinese people feel ashamed.Even if Star Group is compared with the U.S. GDP output value of 2 trillion US dollars, the gap is gradually narrowing, and it is possible to catch up with the U.S. at any time and become the number one in the world.

In 2016, the subsidiaries of the Star Group all got opportunities for rapid development. They have generated a lot of income for the company, and there is still a lot of room for growth in the future.Of course, the reason why Star Group’s total revenue in 2016 reached more than US$11 trillion is mainly due to the income from oil futures. Deep-sea oil futures have brought Star Group a total of US$5000 trillion in revenue.

It is precisely because of this extra huge income of 2016 trillion U.S. dollars that "City of the Stars" can make big purchases by waving U.S. dollars all over the world.Because of the rapid arrival of a large number of equipment and materials, the construction progress of the entire "Star City" has also been greatly accelerated, far exceeding the expectations of the plan.By the end of 450, the total area of ​​the entire "City of Stars" that had been built had reached [-] square kilometers, and the area that had been opened and usable had reached [-] square kilometers.

Because of the large supply of soil from Africa and the large number of tall trees transplanted from Africa, patches of grass and large forests can be seen everywhere in the "City of Stars". The large-scale water element array arranged on the "City of Starry Sky" also continued to play a magical role, absorbing the water element aura with a radius of [-] kilometers to the "City of Starry Sky". The plants on the "City" grow extraordinarily luxuriantly, even the people who live on it have benefited a lot, and they feel that their bodies are getting better and better.

A large number of retro Chinese buildings have been built on the "City of Starry Sky". These buildings, together with lush plants and occasional mist flow, make the "City of Starry Sky" look like a fairyland on earth, and it has initially possessed an international reputation. Urban and tourist destination style.

The entire "City of Stars" has not forgotten its employees and citizens after such a huge achievement last year.The total number of employees of the Star Group has reached 250 million, and they have shared the huge year-end bonus of 1000 billion US dollars issued by Liu Hui.Even those ordinary Starry Sky citizens, each of them received a big red envelope of [-] US dollars.

Liu Hui sent out a generous bonus of 450 billion U.S. dollars all at once, which made everyone in the "City of Stars" smile and beam.They have enjoyed the fruits of the development of "City of Stars", so their sense of belonging to "City of Stars" has become stronger in their hearts.

After the Spring Festival, An Qi sent a message back to Liu Hui from the moon base, saying that the surface movement of Mars had bid farewell to the most intense period, and now they were able to observe the results of the impact on Mars on the spot.

After collecting the relevant information and data after the impact through the instruments launched to Mars, and then input these information and data into the supercomputer-solar system simulator for comparison.An Qi found that although the Mars impact operation was completed very successfully, the impact effect only reached 80% of the planned effect.The main reason is that the previous data collection on Mars was not perfect, and even some errors occurred in these data, which made the supercomputer make some mistakes when simulating the impact.

But An Qi immediately told Liu Hui that after this impact on Mars, she had found the cause of the error and had collected enough real data on Mars.Then the supercomputer will conduct a second simulation, and the accuracy of the results this time should be over 99%.

The current Mars, due to the continuous spewing of the hot magma in the earth's core, has caused the temperature of the core of Mars to cool down, and there are already signs of condensation into the earth's core.As long as the core of Mars is formed, a magnetic field will be generated soon. As long as there is a magnetic field, the atmosphere can be bound and ozone can be generated to filter the sun's strong ultraviolet rays. Only then can the environment on Mars be completely changed.Although the earth-making movement on the surface of Mars has not completely subsided, the surface of Mars has already appeared the kind of landform that "City of Stars" most hopes to appear.

The temperature on the surface of Mars has begun to rise and has now reached more than 10 degrees Celsius.Moreover, a primitive atmosphere also appeared, but the composition of the atmosphere is all carbon dioxide and some poisonous gases ejected from the center of the earth, which is not suitable for human habitation.There is also a huge amount of Martian dust floating in the atmosphere. It will take two years for these Martian dust to fall back to the surface of Mars.

After listening to An Qi's introduction, Liu Hui was a little confused about the situation. He asked, "An Qi, tell me, based on the current situation of Mars, is our collision a success or a failure?"

An Qi said: "The effect of this impact cannot be said to be completely successful, but it is not far from success, because the result basically met our expectations. After re-simulation and calculation by the supercomputer, as long as we are in the second stage If the previous mistakes in the Mars transformation plan are corrected, then our goal can still be achieved."

Liu Hui said in surprise: "An Qi, can we start the second step of transforming Mars now?"

An Qi smiled and said: "Yes, we can now carry out the second step of transforming Mars. This second step is actually to use the asteroids whose main component is ice to hit Mars again, and use these asteroids to correct the previous one. Miscalculation. This will not only make up for the aftermath of the last impact, but also bring abundant water sources to Mars. With these water resources, Mars will get real opportunities for development.”

Liu Hui asked: "Are you also looking for asteroids with a lot of water in that asteroid belt?"

An Qi said: "That's right. We have screened out a hundred asteroids from that asteroid belt. These asteroids are all made of ice. The largest of them has a volume of 800 cubic kilometers, and the smallest has a volume of 600 cubic kilometers." Kilometers. The water resources contained in these asteroids add up to more than [-] million cubic kilometers. Even if some water vapor escapes into space during the impact on Mars, they will leave more than [-] million cubic kilometers on Mars. cubic kilometers of water."

Liu Hui asked: "There are 13 trillion cubic kilometers of water on the earth, but only 600 million cubic kilometers of water on Mars. Is there too little water on Mars?"

Angie smiled and said: "After our detection, we found that there is a large amount of water on Mars, but all of this water is located 2000 meters below the surface of Mars, and they exist in the form of ice. Although due to surface movement, some The water has been thawed and turned into liquid and gas, but there is still a huge amount of ice hidden under the ground. The water resources we have prepared for Mars are just an introduction. Once they make Mars return to normal spring, summer, autumn and winter , then a large amount of underground water resources will thaw out, and they will form rivers, lakes and seas, and become the source of life on Mars."

Liu Hui exclaimed: "It turns out that there is so much water on Mars!"

Angie said: "According to supercomputer simulations, the water resources of Mars in the future are very rich. More than 80% of the surface will be oceans, while the land area will be less than 20%."

Liu Hui said with a smile: "Based on the population base of our "City of Stars", 20% of the land area of ​​Mars is enough for us to use. Once we have a population explosion on Mars, it must be many years later I believe that at that time we have found a new planet suitable for human settlement in space."

An Qi said: "That's right, as long as we can step out of the earth, human beings will hardly have to worry about having nowhere to go."

Liu Hui sighed: "I really want to see this day come soon."

An Qi said: "Even if you want to go fast, it will take more than half a year for us to find a way to transport these water-containing asteroids to the orbit of Mars. In addition to the requirements of the angle and speed of the impact, the time required There will be more. When the second step is planned, it will be at least two years away. But by then, the dust in the Martian atmosphere should have all settled down, and you should be able to see a blue Mars Come on!"

～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～

At the beginning of 2017, Xingkong Agricultural Company, which has been operating quietly and stably for the past few years, began to have problems.

When Xingkong Group established Xingkong Agriculture Company, it leased a large amount of land around the world for the cultivation of crops.At that time, the land lease cooperation period signed with those countries was five years.But now that the five-year contract period is about to end, those countries that leased the land are unwilling to continue leasing the land to the Star Group.

Among them, the countries that lease the most land to Star Group are the United States, Australia and Brazil.Either these countries have a festive relationship with the "City of Stars", or because they are jealous of the wealth of the "City of Stars", they want to sit on the ground and raise prices to obtain huge profits by increasing land lease prices.

After Liu Hui knew all this, he also felt a little helpless.After thinking carefully all morning, he called Chen Changsheng from the Academy of Sciences.

"Dean Chen, how is our "vertical farming technology" research going?" Liu Hui asked.

Chen Changsheng said: "Boss, we have been studying this "vertical farming technology" for several years. Now our technology is very perfect, even if it is put into practice immediately, there will be no problems."

Liu Hui asked: "I just heard An Qi briefly introduce this "vertical farming technology". I don't know the specific content yet. Please introduce it to me now."

Chen Changsheng said, "Okay, boss." After speaking, he called up some pictures and data from the computer he carried with him to give Liu Hui a detailed explanation.

"The so-called "vertical farming technology" is actually an upgraded version of the current greenhouse technology. It's just that it has higher technological content, more funds invested, and better results. Our "vertical farming technology" is in Closed agricultural planting techniques in skyscrapers over fifty storeys."

"In our technology, it is required that the planting area of ​​each building should not be less than [-] square meters, and the height should reach more than three meters. We will use "hydroponics" to plant in these completely closed buildings What kind of crops. The so-called "hydroponics" means that the plants we plant do not need any soil, and their roots will be soaked in a continuously circulating nutrient solution. In these nutrient solutions, there will be this kind of plant growth Urgently needed various nutrients. Our monitoring computer checks the nutrients in the entire nutrient solution circulation system at any time. If we find that a certain nutrient content has dropped, we will add enough nutrients to the nutrient solution at any time for plant growth. required for normal growth."

"In addition, in our planting building, we will not only use the sunlight produced by nature, but also use artificial sunlight to continue to promote the growth of plants. Therefore, we can let plants grow for 16 hours a day, and this growth rate will be The growth time of plants in natural sunlight is 5-6 times longer. We can also adjust the indoor temperature range so that the temperature inside is always suitable for the temperature range in which the crop grows. That is to say, from the time the crop is sown, It has always been in an extremely superior environment. This environment can make it grow quickly, and it also has sufficient growth time. No longer worry about the harsh weather environment outside, such as the impact of drought, flood, and epidemic on plant growth We have simulated the best environment for plant growth, so our plants can grow at any time, that is, there is no difference in seasons, and people can eat whatever vegetables they want.”

Liu Hui was so excited when he heard it, he asked the most critical question: "What is the yield of the crops we grow using "vertical farming technology"?"

Chen Changsheng said: "Based on the same planting area, the yield of our "vertical farming technology" within one season of plant growth will be 2-3 times higher than that of ordinary planting methods. Given time and no seasonal considerations, our technology could increase crop yields more than tenfold."

Liu Hui said in shock: "It can actually increase the crop yield by ten times?"

Chen Changsheng said: "Of course it is possible, but this technology of ours needs to consume a lot of energy and water resources, and also requires the construction of skyscrapers, so the cost will not be too cheap."

Liu Hui immediately calculated in his mind that it is very simple to build a skyscraper in the "City of Stars", and the cost is not very high.Moreover, the energy in his hands is almost endless, and he is not afraid of consumption at all.Even if he needs a large amount of fresh water resources, he can draw unlimitedly from the sea, so the cost issue that Chen Changsheng just mentioned has almost nothing to do with Liu Hui.

If a 300-meter-high building is built, each floor can be planted with an area of ​​15 square meters, and each floor is three meters high, then there are 1500 floors that can be used to grow crops.15000 cubic meters equals [-] acres. The planting area of ​​such a high-rise building will reach [-] acres. If the output is increased by ten times, the output of this building with an area of ​​[-] cubic meters is equal to It is the total output of [-] mu of ordinary cultivated land.

The current average yield of wheat per mu is 500 kilograms. If this skyscraper only grows wheat, it can harvest 750 million tons of wheat in a year.If each person consumes 500 kilograms of wheat a year, then this building can feed 5000 people. There are now more than 500 million people in the "City of Starry Sky", so wouldn't it be possible to meet everyone's daily needs with only [-] such high-rise buildings?

And if the construction area of ​​one building is 7500 mu (67 square meters), the land area of ​​these [-] buildings is only [-] mu. Satisfied with the construction of these buildings.As for the [-] mu of land, the converted area is only [-] square kilometers. Such an area is insignificant when considered on the scale of [-] square kilometers after the completion of the "City of Stars".

As soon as Liu Hui thought of this, his heart began to fluctuate violently.Although his "Starry Sky City" has always been very powerful, the food on it has not been self-sufficient and needs to be imported from outside. This problem has always worried him.Now with this "vertical farming technology", "Star City" will completely solve the short board of food demand.

Chen Changsheng continued: "Boss, what I just said was about planting crops on the surface. In fact, our "Star City" is located under the sea and there is still a lot of unused space. We use all of these spaces as factories and plants. Warehouses can’t be used up. In fact, we can also consider turning the free space under the sea into vertical farming, which can not only save our ground space, but also make use of the free space underground. It’s just that there is no sunshine at all. If we do vertical farming underground, we will just consume more energy."

Liu Hui was reminded by Chen Changsheng, and he immediately lifted his spirits.yes! "City of Starry Sky" not only can use the area on the ground, but also can use the underground space!As for what Chen Changsheng just said would consume more energy, is energy still a problem for the current "City of Stars and Sky"?

Liu Hui said with some excitement: "Dean Chen, you will immediately build a "vertical farming technology" demonstration building. The land we leased overseas in those countries will be taken back by them soon. I plan to recall all the people from these agricultural companies to The "City of Stars" came up and planted crops in the vertical farming building. This not only solved their employment problem, but also completely solved our food problem."

Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said, "Boss, don't worry, we will start preparations right away. In ten days, please come to the site to observe how our system is set up."

(End of this chapter)